Principal Software Architect
Duck Creek Technologies4 months ago
Mumbai, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own the architectural vision and roadmap for a major functional domain as Domain Architect.
- Define and evolve cloud-native architectures using microservices, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Lead integration of AI/ML capabilities, including generative AI tools, model deployment, vector databases, and retrieval-augmented generation.
- Design secure and scalable systems across AWS, Azure, and GCP using cloud security and DevSecOps practices.
- Implement observability with Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and ELK/EFK stacks.
- Drive technical strategy across backend, frontend, data, AI/ML, DevOps, and GitOps technologies.
- Mentor architects and senior engineers and collaborate with product, security, infrastructure, partners, and customers.
- Participate in pre-sales and customer technical presentations and lead strategic vendor engagements.
- Design, code, and configure high-impact solutions and conduct architectural reviews, threat modeling, and performance tuning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Information Sciences, or a related field.
- At least 15 years of software development experience, with 20+ years typical.
- At least 12 years of product experience, with 15+ years preferred.
- At least 12 years of domain experience, with 15+ years preferred.
- Expert knowledge of object-oriented design, enterprise application architecture, C#, and associated frameworks.
- Deep understanding of distributed software patterns, full-stack technologies, cloud platforms, and software security.
- Proficiency in relational data storage, database design, query optimization, XML schema design, XPath, and XSLT.
- Familiarity with the insurance domain and at least one Duck Creek product.
- Experience with unit testing, source code management, estimation, root cause analysis, and managing work to deadlines.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and independent-work skills.
- Ability to travel 0–25% and be legally authorized to work in the country of the job location.
Benefits
- Flexible-first work arrangement allowing employees to work from an office, from home, or on a hybrid schedule.
- Inclusive, collaborative culture with learning and development opportunities.
- Travel expectation of 0–25%.
Tech Stack
AngularApache KafkaApache SparkAWSAzureC#DockerGitHub ActionsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJavaKubernetesMongoDBNode.jsPrometheusPyTorchReactSnowflakeTensorFlow
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About Duck Creek Technologies
Duck Creek Technologies builds cloud-based core systems for property and casualty insurers, including policy administration, billing, claims, rating, data, and agent/consumer portals, sold as SaaS or modular products. It generates revenue from software subscriptions and services that modernize and integrate insurers’ operations. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Boston, it is privately held and backed by Vista Equity Partners.